Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran and Others React to the Passing of Football Legend Diego Maradona

Published 11/26/2020, 4:40 AM EST

The passing of legendary footballer Diego Maradona shocked the whole world. News broke out that the iconic number 10 from Argentina lost his life to a cardiac arrest after only recently undergoing a surgery for a blood clot in his brain. Tributes poured in from the whole sporting world, including many star boxers.

Here’s how the boxing community reacted to the shocking news of Diego Maradona :

The Hand of God, Maradona has left us. In 86 we both won our championships. They use to compare the two of us. He was one of my hero’s and a friend. I respected him so much. He will be greatly missed. pic.twitter.com/E5j6DSfJas
— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) November 25, 2020

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RIP King 😔 pic.twitter.com/ET9nuRewc0
— Tony Bellew (@TonyBellew) November 25, 2020

Maradona you were a real hero and a footballing legend. One of the greatest at what you did and you did things your way. An amazing talent on the pitch and you brought joy to so many, by inspiring them to play the beautiful game of football. You’ll be remembered as a great. RIP🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/UwDxTdKPTm
— Derek Chisora 🥊 (@DerekWarChisora) November 25, 2020

En una villa nació fue deseo de Dios crecer y sobrevivir a la humilde expresión enfrentar la adversidad con afán de ganarse a cada paso la vida en un potrero forjó una zurda inmortal con experiencia sedienta ambición de ganar soñaba ganar un mundial⚽️ GRANDE DIEGO RIP🙏🏻 Estoy😢☹️
— Jorge Arce (@TraviesoArce) November 25, 2020

En paz descanse mi querido @diegomaradona nos vemos en el cielo. Se te extrañará pic.twitter.com/7wUKij8L7t
— Julio César Chávez (@Jcchavez115) November 25, 2020

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Rest In Peace to a sporting legend#Diego pic.twitter.com/YCdGBsp1B8
— Kell Brook (@SpecialKBrook) November 25, 2020

Football was the first sport I ever loved,
Diego Maradona was my first ever idol.
An absolute genius with a football.
Mexico ‘86 & this goal will always be one of my stand out memories of watching sport.
RIP to a true God of football. 🙏🏽#maradona #football pic.twitter.com/tFVy7TOrCm
— Dave Coldwell (@davidcoldwell) November 25, 2020

RIP Diego Maradona! 🙏🏾 😔
— Kal Yafai (@iam_yafai) November 25, 2020

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Descanse en paz, Diego Armando Maradona.
Leyenda del futbol mundial.
Dios lo tenga en toda su gloria. pic.twitter.com/DEJijc4AO2
— Mauricio Sulaiman (@wbcmoro) November 25, 2020

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Clearly, the loss of the sporting icon sent shock waves throughout all sports. Maradona was adored throughout the world and will be remembered forever. One of the greatest footballers to ever live; he also had the personality to match.

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Leonardo Carvalho is a Boxing Writer for EssentiallySports. Before working as a boxing web journalist, Leonardo dabbled in roles ranging from an SEO specialist to a Chegg expert. Alongside his current role, Leonardo runs a YouTube channel where he combines his passion for fitness with sports.

Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran and Others React to the Passing of Football Legend Diego Maradona

Here’s how the boxing community reacted to the shocking news of Diego Maradona :

There were also others who reacted to the news of Diego Maradona

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